Supervising Social Worker - Fostering Team - Woking - Surrey - Sanctuary Personal

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is looking for a Supervising Social Worker in Woking to manage a caseload involving children, families, and carers. The role includes professional supervision and a focus on safeguarding. Candidates must have a relevant social work qualification and knowledge of childcare legislation. This position offers a salary up to £43,146 per annum.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in social work.
• Experience in child protection and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of clients, children, families, and carers.
• Assess presenting needs and identify support options.
• Provide professional reflective supervision to staff.

Skills

Knowledge of relevant childcare legislation

Ability to travel independently

Education

CQSW, DipSW, BA Social Work or equivalent qualification

Job description

Supervising Social Worker – Fostering Team – Woking

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Supervising Social Worker within the Fostering Team to work full time based in Woking, Surrey.

The salary for this permanent Supervising Social Worker job is up to £43,146 per annum.

Responsibilities

• Take professional responsibility as directed for managing a caseload which will include individuals, children, families and carers who require support and guidance. Enable them to identify their needs and plan support to meet those needs using the full range of options, seeking advice and support where required.
• Demonstrate confident and effective judgement about risk and accountability in decision making.
• Use assessment procedures discerningly in response to the presenting needs and to ensure that a proportionate assessment is completed in a way that enables maximum participation.
• Provide information, advice and guidance in line with current legislation and to recognise the need for, and appropriately signpost to other agencies, services or providers.
• Understand the forms of harm and their impact on people and be able to identify safeguarding concerns.
• Where relevant and with support undertake assessment planning for safeguarding.
• Share and present professional knowledge and expertise with colleagues within the team.
• When appropriate provide professional reflective supervision to staff who are not professionally qualified.
• Take professional and personal responsibility for clear recording of analysis and judgements, maintaining up to date case work records on the database as required.
• Take responsibility for working within the Directorate’s data protection policies.

Requirements

• CQSW, DipSW, BA Social Work or equivalent professional qualification.
• Knowledge of relevant childcare legislation.
• Ability to travel independently to all required areas by the job’s responsibilities.

Contact: This Supervising Social Worker job is advertised by Charlie Reeve; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

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